KPMG Ireland is the leading and largest transaction advisory firm in the global aviation finance market. We have a team of over 150 aviation finance professionals across our audit, tax and advisory functions. Over the last two decades, KPMG has advised on almost all major transactions that have taken place in the aviation finance sector and we are viewed as industry experts in our field.
Exploring the impact of a formal debt restructuring process for lessors (e.g. under US Chapter 11 or UK/Irish scheme of arrangement).
What are the legal and tax issues for a lessor of a group reorganisation undertaken as part of a debt restructuring?
Where are the lessor’s assets, what are the jurisdictional considerations for asset sales or lender-driven internal re-organisation and how should a lessor manage these issues?
What are the things to think about when it comes to debt forgiveness and accounting for the costs of a debt restructuring?